Michael Wolf did a photo series on a Hong Kong’s oldest public housing development. Each apartment is ten by ten feet giving each resident 100 square feet to live in.

Now that I’ve moved into my van which has about sixty or so square feet I feel an organizational solidarity with these folks.

When I was little I watched documentaries and read articles on Japan and some other Asian countries where the population density was so high that living spaces were severely cramped. Yes, I was the dorky kid who like learning more than playing. The resourcefulness and thoughtful design really intrigued me, how they adapted to having entire homes in the space of just my childhood bedroom–which until seeing these shows seemed so small and limiting to me. These being public housing units, and early ones at that, have the added charm to me of the owners self-conversion and tailoring to their specific needs and abilities. …just like my van. Raw space made into a tiny, little homes.

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